Catholics: I have a question about suicide?

Question

A close friend to my husband and I commited suicide 2 yrs ago. He and his family were Catholic. I often worry about his soul and where it may be. And I worry about his mother....and what must she must be thinking (will I ever see him again? etc)

I don't know much at all about the Catholic religion. Is it believed that your soul will go to hell if you terminate your own life? Or is there a chance of forgiveness?

Answer 1

There is good reason to believe that one who commits suicide may not be lost. The Catholic Church teaches that the only thing that can send a person to hell is mortal sin - what James in the Bible calls "sins unto death". The Church further teaches that in order for mortal sin to occur, three criteria must ALL be met: (1) The act committed must actually be a grave moral evil; (2) The person who commits the act must be aware of the gravely evil nature of the act; and (3) he must give his full rational consent to commit the act anyway. Suicide certainly qualifies on the first criterion. And most people probably know that such an act is seriously wrong. However, unless the parson gives full rational consent of his will, the act is not mortal in nature. It is unlikely that a person contemplating the most irrational act of all, self-destruction, is capable of giving full rational consent. And therefore there is good reason to hope that such a person might still be saved, though we cannot know this with certainty.

Answer 2

Whatever you believe in, do you really believe that only a Catholic's answer would be the truth of God??? Can you explain how you would get to this in a logical manner??? I happen to know that you won't find the truth of this answer by any one calling themselves Catholic. The truth is simple if you care to look in your bible... any bible...
Acts 24: 15 plainly says that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous. Wouldn't that include your friend? Of course. That is from God's word in the only book on earth claiming divine inspiration. Isn't that better than what any human could come up with as a form of answer? Really, who do you think knows best? A Catholic, out of tradition? Or an Eternal God, who cannot lie? Titus 1: 2; Hebrews 6: 18; Ecclesiastes 9: 5, 10; and I could go on and on about why all the dead you know, will be resurrected, as it is a promise from the Almighty, Living and Eternal God of Love, Wisdom, Power and Justice. Death is the wages of sins and death erases sin... He'll be resurrected and then decide if he wants to live as a human should and then might die of what the scriptures call the second death, from which there is no resurrection possible... Even though all of this is very much in the Bible, can you believe that I never have met one single Catholic who knew of it???

Answer 3

<> No, you're occasion does not symbolize an exception. the placement/circumstances are no longer what determines the "exception". it truly is what's in the guy's coronary heart that determines it. permit's say somebody is so packed with melancholy that they be sure to kill themself. This man or woman does it by skill of leaping off a tall bridge or something. If, faster or later between the time the guy jumps and the time he/she hits the exterior decrease than, variations their strategies and repents of their action, there is the possibility that man or woman won't flow to hell. A suicide sufferer might might desire to repent, actually on the final 2nd of their existence, as a fashion to evade hell. certainly, there is no way for us to understand for valuable no rely if a given suicide sufferer repented or no longer - yet there is often the possibility.

Answer 4

The following is from the Catholic catechism. Hope this helps.

"2282...If suicide is committed with the intention of setting an example, especially to the young, it also takes on the gravity of scandal. Voluntary co-operation in suicide is contrary to the moral law. Grave psychological disturbances, anguish, or grave fear of hardship, suffering, or torture can diminish the responsibility of the one committing suicide.

2283...We should not despair of the eternal salvation of persons who have taken their own lives. By ways known to him alone, God can provide the opportunity for salutary repentance. The Church prays for persons who have taken their own lives."

Answer 5

What Catholics believed is that when a person commit suicide, the soul will go to hell. What I believed is that on judgement day, it is between God and that person!

Answer 6

(John 5:28-29) 28 Do not marvel at this, because the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice 29 and come out, those who did good things to a resurrection of life, those who practiced vile things to a resurrection of judgment.

Answer 7

yes, catholics believe that people who commit suicide go straight to hell.

however, there is nothing in the bible which supports that idea.

don't get too worked up about it. last time i checked, god was supposed to be the judge of people, not the catholic church.

Answer 8

A close friend of your husband and you commited suicide?
I can se that you failed!!!!!!
As I can see maybe you friend died but you didn't so don't try to fool us, you didn't kill yourself and I'm glad that your suicide wasn't a success.

Suicide is a no no for the catholic religion. I was a Catholic my entire life until I converted to another religion. Catholics believe that when you die you just rest and you are 100% death until the judging day comes. They believe that nobody including ourselves has the right to take away a life (even if it is our own life) and you will be punished for it if you do.
You go to hell or you go to heaven. You need to repent. that's what they believe. I hope it is helpful. Anyways pray for your friend.

Answer 9

Every atom of good deed shall be rewarded. Every atom of evil deed shall be chastised.

Do not concern yourself over God's concern. He is All Knowing, All-Merciful, Most Just. Just offer prayers for God's Mercy on his soul.

Answer 10

Yeah, Catholicism says it's a sin, unless it's a prophesied ritual sacrifice or performed to save the live of another.

If you believe you will see him in the afterlife, you will. As to where he went, depends on what he actually believed.